Project Grant RA29716524

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $294,750 Project Grant to the New York Public Library (NYPL) to support the Scholars-in-Residence program at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The grant will fund stipends and selection expenses for fellows to conduct long-term research using the Schomburg Center's 11 million item collection, which contains rare and unique materials chronicling the Black experience in America and abroad. Notable research collections include the archives of James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Malcolm X, as well as artwork, photographs, radio broadcasts, and other materials. This grant, awarded under the NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161), will enable scholars to benefit from dedicated space and access to the Schomburg Center's extensive resources to advance knowledge and understanding in the humanities.